Senate Bill S2569

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the born alive abortion survivors' protection act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4429
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §2599-bb-1, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5332, A7816
2023-2024: S1696, A3601

2021-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the born alive abortion survivors' protection act.

2021-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2569 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2569
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  establishing  the
   born alive abortion survivors' protection act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 2599-bb-1 to read as follows:
   §  2599-BB-1.  THE  BORN  ALIVE ABORTION SURVIVORS' PROTECTION ACT. 1.
 ANY HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER PRESENT AT THE TIME THE CHILD IS BORN ALIVE
 DURING AN ABORTION OR ATTEMPTED ABORTION PROCEDURE SHALL:
   (A) EXERCISE THE SAME DEGREE OF PROFESSIONAL SKILL,  CARE,  AND  DILI-
 GENCE TO PRESERVE THE LIFE AND HEALTH OF THE CHILD AS A REASONABLY DILI-
 GENT  AND  CONSCIENTIOUS  HEALTH  CARE  PRACTITIONER WOULD RENDER TO ANY
 OTHER CHILD BORN ALIVE AT THE SAME GESTATIONAL AGE; AND
   (B) FOLLOWING THE EXERCISE OF  SKILL,  CARE,  AND  DILIGENCE  REQUIRED
 UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION, ENSURE THAT THE CHILD BORN
 ALIVE IS IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED AND ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL.
   2. A HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LICENSED, CERTIFIED, OR AUTHORIZED UNDER
 TITLE EIGHT OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ACTING WITHIN HIS OR HER LAWFUL  SCOPE
 OF  PRACTICE, WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF A FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL  IMMEDIATELY  REPORT  THE
 FAILURE TO AN APPROPRIATE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR TO
 BOTH.
   A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   3. AN INDIVIDUAL THAT INTENTIONALLY PERFORMS OR ATTEMPTS TO PERFORM AN
 OVERT ACT THAT KILLS A CHILD BORN ALIVE DESCRIBED UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE GUILTY UNDER SECTION 125.25 OR
 110.05  OF THE PENAL LAW FOR INTENTIONALLY KILLING OR ATTEMPTING TO KILL
 A HUMAN BEING.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04672-01-1
              

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